Napoleon schools to privatize custodians

By Chad Livengood
clivengood@citpat.com -- 768-4918
The Napoleon School Board voted 7-0 tonight to privatize the custodial department, laying off seven full-time and six part-time custodians.
They hired Enviro-Clean, a professional cleaning service, for an annual contract of $348,456, which is about half of what it costs to employ the unionized custodians.
The district will save $305,000 next year and $1 million over three years.

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